(New York, 14 January 2015) – The UN Global Compact today announced that it has expelled 372 companies in the second half of 2014 for failure to communicate progress for at least two consecutive years, bringing the total number of expelled companies in 2014 to 657. The list of 372 expelled compan...
Read MoreNinety Percent of Executives Agree That Businesses Need to Collaborate to Address the Sustainability Challenges They Face. Eighty-Six Percent Say That the Board Should Play a Strong Role in a Company’s Sustainability Efforts (Boston, 13 January 2015)—The practice of corporate sustainability is...
Read More(9 January 2015, New York) – The UN Global Compact Board concluded its first meeting of the year today to provide guidance on the future direction of the initiative. Chaired by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the biannual meeting focused on key priorities including Global Compact Local Networks...
Read More(New York, 6 January 2015) – Global Compact Local Networks have adopted a more robust Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that sets forth requirements for networks on governance and accountability measures. Agreed at the XII Annual Local Networks Forum and effective 1 January 2015, the new MoU pla...
Read MoreThe following is an article submitted by a Global Compact Local Network. Please contact the network representative listed below with any questions regarding its contents. (Dakar, 19 December 2014) – Since 2012, Global Compact Network France – with support from the French Agency for Developmen...
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